Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to
take the trucking company, responsible for the accident, to court.
In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Farmer
Joe. "Didn't you say, 'I'm fine', at the scene of the accident?" asked the
lawyer.

Farmer Joe responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just
loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the..."

"I didn't ask for a long, drawn-out story," the lawyer interrupted,
"just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident,
'I'm fine'!"

Farmer Joe said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I
was driving down the road..."

The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish
the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway
Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now, several weeks after
the accident, he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud.
Please tell him to simply answer the question."

By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and
said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his
favorite mule Bessie."

Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well, as I was saying, I had just
loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her
down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and
smacked my truck right in the side."

He continued, "I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into
the other. I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could
hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape
just by her groans.

Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He
could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he
looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then, he
came across the road with his gun in his hand, looked at me and said, 'Your
mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?'"

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